Peter Falk
Lt. Columbo
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- Every episode of “Columbo” is actually a made-for-TV movie, airing intermittently from the original pilot in 1968 all the way until the final episode in 2003.
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- TV-141971 · Crime drama · 10 seasons
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Episode Guide
- 1. Murder by the Book Sep 15, 1971
- A blackmailer interferes with a mystery writer's plan to kill his former partner in a perfect crime.
- 2. Death Lends a Hand Oct 6, 1971
- Blackmail turns to murder when a private investigator tries to profit from a wife's indiscretions.
- 3. Dead Weight Oct 27, 1971
- No body, no weapon and a witness courted by the war hero she thinks committed murder.
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Columbo ( / kəˈlʌmboʊ /) is an American crime drama television series starring Peter Falk as Lieutenant Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. [2] [3] After two pilot episodes in 1968 and 1971, the show originally aired on NBC from 1971 to 1978 as one of the rotating programs of The NBC Mystery Movie.
Columbo: Created by Richard Levinson, William Link. With Peter Falk, Mike Lally, John Finnegan, Bruce Kirby. Los Angeles homicide detective Lieutenant Columbo uses his humble ways and ingenuous demeanor to winkle out even the most well-concealed of crimes.
- (42K)
- 1971-09-15
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 100
- BING CROSBY WAS ORIGINALLY EYED FOR THE ROLE. Columbo creators Richard Levinson and William Link's first choice to play their low-key detective was crooner Bing Crosby.
- PETER FALK WAS AN UNEXPECTED SEX SYMBOL. Character actor Lee J. Cobb was also considered for the role, until Peter Falk phoned co-creator William Link.
- FALK WAS A GOVERNMENT WORKER BEFORE BECOMING AN ACTOR. Peter Falk wasn’t too far removed from the character he played. In real life he tended to be rumpled and disheveled and was forever misplacing things (he was famous for losing his car keys and having to be driven home from the studio by someone else).
- COLUMBO'S DOG WASN'T A WELCOME SIGHT AT FIRST. When Columbo was renewed for a second season, NBC brass had a request: They wanted the lieutenant to have a sidekick.
Sep 10, 2021 · Why the world still loves 1970s detective show Columbo. 9 September 2021. By Shaun Curran,Features correspondent. Alamy. (Credit: Alamy) Fifty years on, the cop show featuring a bumbling but ...
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Overview. Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment.
Dec 1, 2023 · In this article, we will take a look at the Columbo movies in order, paying tribute to the enduring legacy of this beloved detective. 1. “Prescription: Murder” (1968): This made-for-television movie introduced audiences to Columbo’s brilliant mind and unassuming demeanor.
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